By Rene Ray De La Cruz, Staff Writer
Posted Dec 6, 2013 at 8:38 AM
ADELANTO – As a group of wide-eyed Boy Scouts from the High Desert watched the firing of multiple rockets, one engineer hoped he was looking at the scientists of the future. “My ultimate goal is to have one of these scouts come back in about six years and tell me that they’ve chosen a career in science because of our influence,” said Eric Schmidt, co-founder of Exquadrum Inc. in Adelanto. (more…)
ADELANTO – The founders of a Victor Valley business were crowned Technology Entrepreneurs of the Year during the 11th annual 2013 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards ceremony. Co-founders Kevin Mahaffy and Eric Schmidt of Exquadrum Inc. in Adelanto took home the Technology Entrepreneur Award during “The Art of Entrepreneurship” event at the Ontario Convention Center. (more…)
APPLE VALLEY – Students, staff, local public officials and industry professionals gathered for an open house of Apple Valley High School’s new Precision Machining Academy on Thursday afternoon. The state-of-the-art computerized manufacturing shop was created to give AVHS students a leg up in the job market as well as incorporate applied math and science learning, Principal Dustin Conrad said. (more…)
